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flock has had poor treatment and been fed irregulany cases 

 such as these are most pervalent. 



Joint=Evil. 



Joint-evil is a disease closely allied to rheumatism. It is 

 a disease peculiar to young lambs, and is often brought 

 about by exposure to draughts in poorly built or dilapidated 

 barns. Sometimes they will be attacked so severely that 

 abscesses will form in their joints, causing no end of suffering 

 to the helpless creature and trouble to the shepherd. Where 

 snug, but of course well-ventilated barns, and proper care 

 on the part of the shepherd is in evidence lambs do not often 

 suffer from this trouble. An embrocation of lard and tur- 

 pentine makes one of the best remedies for this trouble that 

 I have ever used for this disease. In preparing it sufficient 

 turpentine should be used to make it about the consistency 

 of good cream. After thoroughly rubbing the embrocation 

 well into the affected parts they should be well bandaged. 

 I have tried many remedies recommended by veterinarians, 

 but none appeared to have such a beneficial effect as the one 

 I recommend above. In England it is thought to be a dis- 

 ease closely allied to blood poisoning. I have found that 

 sheep of all ages seem to suffer from joint-evil there, but 

 in this country every case I have met with has been con- 

 iined to very young lambs, therefore it is hard for me to 

 readily take the English view of the matter. 



Diarrhoea. 



Diarrhoea quickly proves fatal where the animal attacked 

 is not promptly attended to. This trouble is usually brought 



